Out of The Ice Age

In the bloody, war-torn world of prehistory, two young people escape from a tribal battle and use their survival skills to travel through a savage land, fighting against primitive, explosive forces of nature, and the brutality of humans who would destroy them. This is an adventure story with non-stop action, a short, quick read that will leave you breathless.

Time: Pre-history, the latter part of the ice age. A young man is so mesmerized by the sight of a volcano erupting into the night sky that he fails to hear his enemies coming through the woods. He is grabbed from behind, a hood made of deer skin is thrown over his head, he is bound hand and foot and dragged away into the forest. He is taken to the dwelling place of the Ice People, a tribe that is not his own, where an old woman teaches him mysterious survival skills. He fights with them in a battle against another forest tribe and everyone from both camps is killed except for himself and a young woman his own age. They cannot remain in that place because soon packs of wild animals will come to devour the carnage of human bodies. They set out together in the hope of finding a place where they can survive and find peace, but the journey is long and filled with endless danger and countless enemies. At every turn they are challenged to fight or flee for their lives.The story is their adventure in a savage and unforgiving world where two young people must learn very quickly how to live and fight as one, to survive, or die.

Born: Montreal, Canada Occupation: Writer Favourite books: The Arabian Nights, Epic of Gilgamesh, Treasure Island, Ficciones ​Authors I love: Borges, Stevenson My first writing job: Cub reporter for The Sherbrooke Daily Record, a small daily newspaper in Sherbrooke, Quebec, about an hour south of Montreal. Also worked for: Broadcast News (Canadian Press), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio and television networks. Collection of short stories: The Mind of Genesis, Valley Editions Short stories anthologized in: Imperial Messages, Avon Books, New York, Gates to the New City, Avon Books, New York, A Big Jewish Book, Anchor Press/Doubleday, New York When I'm not writing: Zazen, Tai Chi, Iron Palm, Wooden Dummy What I do best: day dreaming Where I live: a tiny village in the country, northeast of Toronto, Canada Dwelling: Old farm house on a half-acre. Currently renovating the small barn to make a writing and training space for myself on the top floor, and a yoga and ping pong space for my wife on the ground floor. Currently reading: Madame Bovary Find me: burntriverbooks@gmail.com, Twitter #slabotsky, Facebook, Google+, linkedin, Pinterest, or walking down a country road